Diabetes and hyperglycemia as risk factors for postoperative outcome in maxillofacial surgery.

Background: Aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of complications in maxillofacial surgery in-patients in correlation to diabetes mellitus or a pathologically altered glucose metabolism.

Materials And Methods: All patients' electronic health records were analyzed retrospectively. Diabetes mellitus anamnesis, the treatment regime, blood glucose levels, and the duration of inpatient treatment were recorded.

A new flash-free orthodontic adhesive system: A first clinical and stereomicroscopic study.

Objective: To analyze the clinical and laboratory properties of the recently introduced APC flash-free orthodontic adhesive.

Material And Methods: After bonding of 80 brackets on human teeth (group A: APC flash-free adhesive n  =  40, group B: APC Plus adhesive n  =  40), the following measurements were recorded: time for bonding, stereomicroscopic evaluation of excess adhesive, color penetration (methylene blue, 0.5%/24 h), and Adhesive Remnant Index (ARI) score after debonding.

Multibracket appliance: impression defaults and their reduction by blocking-out - a three-dimensional study.

Objectives: This study examines accuracy of dental impressions and following plaster models taken during treatment with fixed appliances.

Materials And Methods: A maxillary typodont was provided with brackets. Three examiners took impressions three times each of the variants: brackets only, archwire fixed by alastics, ligatures or Kobayashi-hooks, and brackets and archwire covered completely or just on the gingival side by protection or impression wax.

Effectiveness of maxillary protraction using facemask with or without maxillary expansion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Class III therapy using a face mask is a common approach for treatment of a deficient maxilla and reverse overbite. Usually, maxillary protraction is combined with transverse palatal expansion using intraoral appliances. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the effectiveness of face mask therapy in combination with concepts of palatal expansion and compression.